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Rice's Schwartzman Wins Player Of The Week Honors For Second Time In 2025

03.11.25

IRVING, Texas – The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of its weekly tennis honors for the week-ending March 10.
 
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE WOMEN’S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Darya Schwartzman • Jr. • Rice
Schwartzman was a combined 4-0 in singles and doubles to lead Rice to wins against two ranked opponents last week. She was a 6-2, 6-3 winner at No. 1 singles in a 4-2 win against No. 71 UTSA, while she clinched the Owls’ 4-0 win against No. 63 Princeton with a 7-5, 6-1 win at No. 1. She added two wins at No. 1 doubles for Rice, which has won its last five dual matches and improved to 10-4 in 2025.
 
 
 
AROUND THE AMERICAN
 
The American in the ITA Rankings
 
Women’s Team (March 11 ranking)
  29 Florida Atlantic
  43 Rice
  45 Tulsa
  57 Charlotte
  61 Tulane
  67 Wichita State
 
Women’s Singles (March 4 ranking)
  76 Maria Berlanga Tulsa
  123 Xin Tong Wang Wichita State
       
Women’s Doubles (March 4 ranking)
  28 Lily Hutchings/Maria Berlanga Tulsa
  33 Darya Schwartzman/Fernanda Martinez  Rice
  58 Mariana Manyoma Velasquez/Ana Naranjo Martinez Tulsa
  80 Saara Orav/Francesca Maguina Rice
 
 
2025 Weekly Award Winners
Women's Tennis Players of the Week
Jan. 21       Lexi Silna, Florida Atlantic
Jan. 28       Darya Schwartzman, Rice
Feb. 4         Xin Tong Wang, Wichita State
Feb. 11       Fernanda Martinez, Rice
Feb. 18      Vittoria Baccino, UTSA
Feb. 25      Millie-Mae Matthews, Florida Atlantic
Mar. 4        Shona Nakano, Charlotte
Mar. 11       Darya Schwartzman, Rice